Explore Different Facets of New York in its Museums

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New York is home to some of the most important museums in entire USA. While spending your holidays in New York, you can peep into rich past and take a look at the spectacular arts while visiting the city’s museums. New York is one of the most diverse regions in the world. Every year millions of people plan holidays to New York especially to spend some time in its museums. Following are some of the most popular museums in New York. 

Following are some of the most popular museums in New York:

American Museum of Natural History

This is one of the most visited museums in New York City. Besides exhibitions, the museum is also famous for its spectacular architecture. This huge building represents eclectic mix of different styles of architecture. There are several features of that make the structure same as that of a story book castle. Bronze statue of President Theodore Roosevelt on horseback is one of the main highlights of the architecture of the museum.

The building has four stories and features 42 permanent exhibitions in addition to numerous temporary ones. While walking around the museum, you get an opportunity to explore several disciplines of science such as astronomy, biology, ecology, zoology, anthropology and astronomy. Extensive collection of millions of artifacts is another attraction in the museum.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art lovers enjoying New York holidays cannot refrain from visiting Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is one of the largest museums in the city. While visiting the museum, you would come across majestic water fountains, tall columns and beautiful windows. Exhibitions in the museum feature impressive artworks created by national as well as international artists. Several avid artists visit this museum especially to take a look at the artworks that belong to Stone Age. Egyptian Art Gallery is one thing that discerns this museum from other art museums in the city. This art gallery was a gift for Egyptian kings to the Americas         

Guggenheim Museum

This is another notable museum in New York City. The spectacular building was designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Unique Spiral structure of the museum entices large number of architecture lovers. Design of the museum gives a feel of tea cup. While visiting the museum, you can take a closer look at wide array of modern paintings and sculptures. The museum features incredible collection of magnificent works of famous artist Solomon R. Guggenheim. You would also come across artworks created by well known artists such as Picasso, Van Gogh, Robert Delaunay, Kandinsky, Giacometti and Brancusi. Art pieces in the museums are divided in four main categories namely post-impressionist, impressionist and contemporary and early modern art works.